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DrVera Hui

Adjunct Senior Lecturer

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  • Adjunct Senior Lecturer
    Office of Global Curtin

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT

Dr Loo joined Curtin Sarawak in 2017. She obtained her MPhil and PhD degrees from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2006 and Bachelor Degree from National Taiwan University in 1998. She has about 12 years working experience in industry in both Malaysia and in Hong Kong. Her experiences include ground investigation, settlement assessment for underground tunnel build at reclaimed area, design of and site formation for Hong Kong theme park, and also foundation and piling design review for building and bridge. Other experiences include contract management and site supervision works. Her research experiences include assessment of reservoir landslides and development of the subsurface drainage system for slope. Her current research focus on application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for slope study, characterization of durability of weathered rock and improvement of marine clay.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Lecturer
    Curtin University Malaysia, Civil and Construction, Miri, Malaysia6 Feb 2017 - present
  • Research Assistant
    National Taiwan University, Naval and Architect, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China1 Aug 1998 - 30 Jun 1999

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Geotechnical Engineer
    Mott MacDonald Group Ltd: Hong Kong, HK, Geotechnical Division, Hong Kong, China26 Nov 2012 - 7 Jan 2017
  • Assistant Engineer / Geotechnical Engineer
    CH2MHill / Halcrow China Limited, Geotechnical Division, Hong Kong, China12 Sep 2006 - 16 Nov 2012
  • Graduate Civil Engineer
    KTA Consultant Firm, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia16 Apr 2002 - 26 Nov 2002

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong1 Feb 2003 - 31 Aug 2006
  • MPhil
    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong1 Sep 1999 - 31 Aug 2021
  • BSc
    National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan1 Oct 1994 - 30 Jun 1998

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Chartered Civil Engineer
    Institution of Civil Engineers, London, UK18 May 2020 - present
  • Member
    Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong, Hong Kong3 Sep 2013 - present

ROLE

  • Staff

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • 4005 - Civil engineering
  • 4017 - Mechanical engineering
  • 4019 - Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy

DEPARTMENT

  • Office of Global Curtin